Attention all leaders or wannabe leaders...

Here is an excerpt taken from John Spencer's blog about Leadership and the traits associated with being a leader.

"Leaders, however, work in nuance and paradox. They serve humbly but also speak boldly. They understand that change happens relationally through trust. True, a leader will articulate rules, but the goal is to help a child develop a philosophical and ethical understanding behind behaviors.

Leadership is messy. It takes longer. It is often more confusing, more painful and more counterintuitive than management. However, ultimately I want to be a leader rather than a manager."

	Management	Leadership
Attitude	Compliance	Humility
Authority	Based upon title	Based upon earned trust
Questions	Questions are viewed as a threat to authority	Encourages questions to develop an ethical understanding
The Framework	Procedural	Relational
Rules / Boundaries	Based upon conformity	Based upon an ethical, philosophical concept
Procedures	Standardized	Personalized
Innovation	Discouraged if it challenges the status quo	Provides a vision that inspires others
Submission	Forced: based upon a fear	Voluntarily: submitting to another’s strengths to protect one’s weaknesses
Motivation	Extrinsic	Intrinsic
The Results	Behave externally but rebel internally (or when no one is looking)	Empathetic, ethical thinkers who want to do what is right

So how does this relate to you?
Do you want to be a leader? Do you consider yourself a leader?
Can you notice any of the above traits in yourself?
Can you work to develop more of these traits to quietly develop your leadership skills?




Taken from: http://www.educationrethink.com/2012/03/i-dont-want-to-manage-my-class.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+JohnSpencersBlog+(Education+Rethink)